Vehicle-body.



No.-.814,823., A v PATENTED MAIL-l3, 1906.

HY.E.BRADNER.

, VEHICLE BODY.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 7, 1905.

I UNITED STAfiEEENT O ICE.

HARRY n. BRADNER, or, LANSiNG. MioineAN.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

sulted by the checking and warping of the following specification. v g The invention is clearly defined and. poin-tg walls, which, if it does not destroy the usefulness thereof, destroys the finish and attract iveness of the vehicle. Where sheet metal has been used for the walls, owing to the warp.

ing, buckling, and vibration the finish is soon destroyed, and, further, such vehicle-bodies areobjectionable on account of the resonant features thereof.

It is the main obj ectof this invention to I provide an improved vehicle-body in which .these objectionable features are overcome.

A further object is to'provide an improved vehicle-body which is very strong and durable and caglable of receiving and retaining a very fine 'sh.

Another object is to'provide'an improved vehicle-body'which possesses these'desirable features and is at the same time economical to roduce. 1 V v urther objects. and objects relating to the structural details will definitely appear from the detailed description tofollow. I I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and means described in ,the

ed out in the claims.

A structure embodying the features of my invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanylng drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- 7 Figure 1 is a front perspective view of onehalf of an automobile body seat embodying the features of my invention. Fig. 2 is a rear perspective View: of the structure appearing in F1g. 1. Fig. 3- s a vertical sectioned view taken on a line corresponding to line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional-view taken on a line corresponding to line 4 4 of Fig. 1. j

In the drawings similar letters of inference refer to'simila-r parts throughout the several views, and the sectional views are taken looking in the direction of the little arrows at the ends of the section-lines.

I have in the accompanying drawings illusltrated only one-half of an automobile-seat,- E as I deem it sufficient for the purpose of illusitrathw my invention. It will be evident "from t. e following description that the entire vehiclebody can. be constructed after the same lan as that of the seat-section shown.

Referring to the drawings, A is the bottom of a seat-frame. The posts A A A are se cured to the seat-bottom. A top rail a,'which is suitably conformed, is mounted on-the upper ends of the posts. The anel .13, Which consists of a heavy sheet of ard fiber suitably conformed, is secured to the frame by the beading-strips a, which clamp the edges thereof. The wall is conformed by steam- "ing the same until pliable, shaping over a -su1table form, and allowing to dry on the form. In drying it contracts somewhat, so.

Patented. Marchl3, 1906. "Application filed August 7, 1905, berial No. 273,179.

that it is drawn tight upon the form and has I no Wrinkles therein and has a smooth sur face. The process of forming my invention is the subject of a patent application filed concurrent herewith. This surface, I find, is

- capable of receiving and retaining a very high finish. .It retains its finish for an unusual length of time, and it does not check, warp, or crack,- as is likely to-be the case with wood veneer and solid wood walls now in common use, Further, it does not buckle, warp, or vibrate, as in the case of sheet-metal walls.

It is desirable in that the surface can be easily prepared for receiving the finish.

The structure possesses many other advantages, such as economy in manufacture and the ease with which it may be finished. While I prefer to form the wall and attach it to the frame, it may also be shaped up by placing directly upon the body-frame instead of upon a separate form by using a suitable form in connection withthe frame.

I have described my improved vehiclebody in detail in the form referred by me on account of its structure simplicity and J economy. I am, however, aware that it is tails without departing from my invention.

I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

l. A vehicle'- body comprising a suitable -.frame; a panel there or of hard fiber, suitably-conformed and secured to said frame by strips arranged at its edges.

capable of great variation in structuralde- 1o 5 Having thus described my invention,what

2. A vehicle b0dy, c0n1prising a suitable hand and seal in the presence of two wit iralugband a pixllel of firregugiar curvature of nesses.

ar er suite con orme andvsecured to w Said frame Y s HARRY E. BRADNER. 14. s] 5 3. In a vehicle-body, a anel of irregular Witnesses:

- curvature of hard fiber, suxtably conformed. HARRIS E. THOMAS,

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my M. C. NIOHOLs 

